Poultry-watering device.



H. E. HOYLE. POULTRY WATERING DEVICE APPLIOATION FILED D250. 29, 1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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. rouL'rnY-wA'rEnINe nnvrcn To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HOWARD E. Home,

a citizen of the Whittier, in the county of Linn and of Iowa, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Poultry-Watering Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The watering device which isthe subject matter of the present application for patent is designed to prevent ducks from splashing water around the vessel'in which they bathe, the vessel being provided with a novel catch basin and guard, as will be described in detail hereinafter.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which- .c

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes an open rectangular wooden frame mounted a galvanized sheet iron plate 6 the same and sloping down to an opening 7 in one side of the frame. On the top edge of the'frame 5 is loosely fitted a frame'S carrying a wire screen 9 which of the frame vessel 10 used by the ducks the screen 9. Any water splashed out of the vessel by the ducks drops through the screen 9 onto the plate 6 andruns down the same and is carried off throughthe opening 7. The vessel 10 is-surrounde by a gal vanized sheet 'ron shield or guard 11 held in vertical position by braces or supports seats on top of v 12, which latter are secured to the frame 5 the vessel.

and rise above the same a distance to space the shield from the top of; said frame and the screen 9, the spacingbeingsufiicient to allow the ducks to pass under; the shield to The braces or supports 12 are offset outward of the frame!) to clear the top thereof in order to allow the screen 9. to be removed, and said braces or supports are on two opposite sides of the frame 5"0nly, leaving the other sides free to'permit'the screen to be slipped out. The shield is somewhat smaller in circumference than the frame 5. The purpose of the shield 11 is to stop or catch the water which the ducks sling from their heads and bodies, thesame striking the shield and dripping down onto the plate 6, which thus serves as a catch-basin Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. December 29,

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hereinbefore described. a 1The device can easily be kept clean asthe screen 9 is removable, leaving the plate 6 accessible, and bythe use of the device the ducks are prevented from splashing water around their quarters and getting the same wet and filthy. Y 1 v The preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown, but-it is to' be understood that various changes and modifications in the 'structuralgdetails illustrated and described hereinbefore may be made without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed 'hereinafter;

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i and carries the. water toithe opening 7 7 1. A watering device comprising an open frame, a screen mounted" overthe top of the frame to support awater vessel, and an inclosing shield carried .byathe frame, said bottom from the a I shield being spaced at the top of the frame.

2. A watering ,devicecomprising an open frame, a screen removably mounted over the top of the frame to support a water vessel, an inclosing andsupports for the shield carried'lby the frame, said shield supports being located on opposite sides of the frame and offset outward therefrornm I 3. 3A watering devicecomprising-an open frame, a catch-basin inside the frame, a supportfor a water vesselmounted over the top of the frame, and an inclosing. shie carried by the frame, said shield being spaced at' the bottom frames,

so l shield spaced at the bottom 1 i from the top of the frame,

my) 9 I from the top ,of the 4. A watering devicecomprising an-jopen frame, a catch-basin insi supportfor a'water vessel removably mounted over the top ofqthe frame, "an inclosing s'hield'fspaced atthe' b'ottomifrom the ,top

of the frame, and'supports ,carriedby the'frame, said shield supports being located on ,opposite sides of the frame and offset outward therefrom.

de the frame, a m

for the shield I 5. A watering device comprising an open frame, a catch-basin inside the frame, a screen removably. mounted over the'top of the frame to support a water vessel, an inclosing shield spaced .at the bottom from the top of the frame, and supports for the shield carriedby the frame, said shield su ports being located on frame and offset outwar therefrom.

opposite s des'of t e ably mounted over the top oftheframe, an at the bottom from 10 lnclosing shield spaced Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents the top of the frame, and supports for the shield carried by outward therefrom. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HOWARD ELWOOD HOYLE. Witnesses:

W. CALVERT, H. B. SMITH.

Washington, D. G. 

